Świdnicka Cellar
Polish Restaurant Company based in Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Świdnicka Cellar (Polish: Piwnica Świdnicka, [pivˈɲit͡sa ɕfidˈɲit͡ska], German: Schweidnitzer Keller) is a Polish restaurant company based in the medieval cellars of the Old Town Hall in Wrocław, Poland.[1] It is the third-oldest Polish company in existence, as well as the oldest restaurant in Poland and one of the oldest in Europe, having been established in 1273,[1] during Piast-ruled Kingdom of Poland.[2]
 South facade of the Old Town Hall with the entrance to the restaurant | |
| Industry | Restaurant |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1273 |
| Headquarters | Rynek Ratusz 1, , |
The name comes from the nearby city of Świdnica, from which beer was delivered to the restaurant in the Middle Ages.[2] Świdnica was a renowned brewing centre, and its beer was served in restaurants called "Świdnicka Cellars," which existed in large cities such as Kraków (Piwnica Świdnicka w Krakowie), Toruń, and Wrocław, the last of which still operates to this day. The restaurant closed on December 29, 2017.[3] It was reopened on July 2, 2022.[4]
On the wall is a table with the names of famous visitors including:
- Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
- Joseph von Eichendorff
- Józef Wybicki
- August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Frederic Chopin
- Ferdinand Lassalle
- Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
- Juliusz Słowacki
- Karl Eduard von Holtei
- Gustav Freytag
- Gerhart Hauptmann
- Paul Keller
- Otto Mueller
- Hans Poelzig
- Max Berg
- Oskar Moll
- Alfred Kerr
- Paul Löbe
- Hugo Hartung
- Okólska, Halina; Papenbrock, Cornelia; Wołoszyn, Ewa, eds. (2002). Piwo we Wrocławiu: od średniowiecza po czasy współczesne: wystawa, październik 2002. Wrocław: Muzeum Miejskie. ISBN 978-83-917909-0-8.
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